Ever see a toy lying on the sidewalk and feel sorry for the child who dropped it? You might want to look a little closer.
A mysterious Australian group that calls itself The Toy Society has jumped across the ocean to the states, where they've started dropping their handmade toys for you to find.
"Nothing to it really just a bunch of handmade toys looking for a nice
home," according to the society Website, but a look-see at the hundreds of toys dropped (they upload pictures and locations to their blogspot) and responses from excited kids who've found the toys show this is much more than "nothing."
What is simply is the premise. They make toys, attach a tag that says "Take me home. I'm yours," and drop them in random places around the world. Lucky finders have written in by the droves, some sending pictures of themselves, their kids and their finds with the happy news of little kids whose smiles got brighter thanks to a new toy and the kindness of strangers.
Although its creators are in Australia, their generosity has prompted mini sections to crop up here in the states, in Germany, Slovenia, Guatemala and a slew of other countries. As one recent finder noted, the Toy Society taught them a "priceless lesson in receiving." "I am going to hang the little toy somewhere so it can remind me every day about being open to the gifts of the universe."
Check out the society for a look at all the grinning kids and find out how you can get in on the giving. If only I was crafty enough to make my own handmade toys!
Image: The Toy Society - the new owners of "Lucky" the rabbit, with their real rabbit, Vickie
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